The great Catholic theologian Fr. Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange, O.P. writes of final impenitence and of deathbed conversions in his book Life Everlasting. He says that deathbed conversion is difficult, but still possible.

Today is feast Twenty-six Martyrs crucified at Nagasaki. In 1596 the Emperor of Japan cracked down on the Christians, ordering twenty-six of the leading offenders for the penalty of death by crucifixion.

This Sunday called "Septuagesima" some pious Christian congregations in the earliest ages of the Church, especially the clergy, began to fast 70 days before Easter, on this Sunday, which was therefore called “Septuagesima” — the 70th day.

January 26, 2018Celebration of the 100th Anniversary of the M.I. in Paris

On the 16th of October 2017 the hundredth anniversary of the founding of the Militia Immaculate by Father Kolbe took place. On Saturday, the 14th of October, a "Centenary Day" was held in Paris, in the premises of the priory of Our Lady of Consolation.

We will reconstruct the main features of Maximillian's spirituality. The spirituality of St. Maximillian is based directly on this truth: that the Immaculate Virgin Mary is the Mediatrix of all graces.

His bravery relied purely on the boundless powers given to the Immaculate Virgin. Let people put themselves in Her hands and be Her “docile instruments” — that is sufficient, and this unconquerable Warrioress will defeat “the children of this worl

Today is Feast of Saint Thomas Apostle. St. Thomas was a fisherman, born in Galilee. The divine Saviour received him among His Apostles, to announce His Gospel to the world, and to convert mankind. He preached the Gospel in India also.

"O Antiphons" covers the special period of Advent preparation known as the Octave before Christmas, Dec. 17-23, with Dec. 24 being Christmas Eve and Vespers for that evening being for the Christmas Vigil.

Today is Feast of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary. St. Maximilian wrote: “Immaculate Conception: these words came out of the mouth of the Immaculate Herself; and so, they must indicate most precisely, most essentially, who She is."

Catherine Laboure was born on May 2, 1806 in the village of Fain-les-moutiers, France. The very next day, the feast of the Finding of the Holy Cross, Catherine was baptized, and her name entered on the books of the Church.

Today is Feast of Our lady of the Miraculous. This Feast commemorates the manifestation of the Immaculate Virgin Mary to Catherine Laboure, a sister of Charity. We publish article of St. Maximilian who wrote about apparition of Our Lady.

The message of Our Lady from Fatima is still highly relevant and ongoing. Directly speaking: The business of Fatima is not finished. On the 13th day of each month we will publish a text about Fatima by Father Karl Stehlin.

Father Stehlin preached "Marian day of Recollection" entitled "Heaven, Purgatory and hell — a Catechism on Fatima" on the 4th of November at the Shrine of Our Lady of Light, in Luz Chennai; India. He enrolled 48 new Knights.

The right doctrine of Jesus has in all ages been wrapped up with the true devotion to Mary; and the Mother can be wounded only through the Son. Thus Mary is the heritage of humble and obedient Catholics.

'We will not have you ignorant, brethren, concerning them that are asleep, that you be not sorrowful, even as others who have no hope.' The Church today has the same desire as the Apostle thus expressed to the first Christians.

Today is Feast All Saints. In year 610 Pope Boniface IV dedicated the church to the honor of the Blessed Virgin and all the martyrs, and thus for the first time celebrated the Festival of All Saints, directing that it should be observed in Rome every year

We are pleased to welcome you all to a "Marian day of Recollection" entitled "Heaven, Purgatory and hell — a Catechism on Fatima" on the 4th of November 2017 (Saturday) at the Shrine of our Lady of Light, in Luz Chennai; India.

On 16th of October (the 100 Anniversary of the M.I.), each of the Knights can obtain a Plenary Indulgence under usual condition, if he renew the act of consecration to the Blessed Virgin Mary Immaculate.

As if to enable us to reflect on the richness of Fatima throughout the entire centenary year of the apparitions, Fr. Karl Stehlin has provided us with a series of books, appearing with perfect timing to sustain our reflections.

Today is the 76th anniversary of the death of St. Maximilian. We publish short text about a few days before died of St. Maximilian and testimony by Bruno Borgowiec, a prisoner who served as interpreter in the dungeon.

Father Karl Stehlin, Director of the M.I. inviting the Knights of the Immaculata a preparatory novena to the pilgrimage of August 19-20 in Fatima. All of us can unite ourselves with this novena from the 11th to the 19th of August.

August 6 marks the Feast of the Transfiguration of Christ, a major event in Our Lord’s earthly ministry where, for the second time, God the Father proclaimed Jesus to be His only-begotten and beloved Son.

Many recognize St. Ignatius for his incredible contribution to discernment of God's will and spiritual retreats, however, many do not know that he had a quite spectacular encounter with Our Lady that allowed him to become the saint that we know him to be.

Veneration of St. Anne is closely allied to veneration of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The feasts of Mary's nativity and presentation are in reality feasts of St. Anne, as all praises referring to the daughter are directed also to the mother.

"Humility," says St. Bernard, "is the foundation and guardian of virtues;" and with reason, for without it no other virtue can exist in a soul. Should she possess all virtues, all will depart when humility is gone.

The anniversary which we will celebrate this August in Fatima together (for some, at least joined spiritually) may be described as unique and grand without exaggeration: 100 years of Fatima and the M.I.!

In the whole cycle of the apparitions, that of the 13th of July is unquestionably the most important. It is the central apparition which the two previous ones prepared for, and which the three subsequent ones were to confirm in a striking manner by their

Today is Feast of The Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Mary's first action after God had come to dwell in her was one of selfdenying charity. She undertook a troublesome jorney in order to visit her cousin Elizabeth.

A one-day recollection was given by Rev. Fr. Karl Stehlin in Trichy on 24th June 2017. The major theme of this recollection was to recall and meditate the messages given by Our Lady at Fatima. 75 people enrolled themselves to the Militia Immaculatae.

There was the M.I. 2 (second degree of the Militia Immaculatae) established bringing together a Knights who wish to pray for the intention of the consecration of Russia to the Immaculate Heart of Mary.

Today is Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. After many devout souls had venerated the Sacred Heart of Jesus, with sincere devotion, in the solitude of quiet life, as is seen in the lives of many Saints.

One day, Fr. Pellegrino asked Padre Pio: “Why do you attribute the solution of every problem to Our Lady?” he received this reply: “It is a matter of taste. But I must say, I did not make the choice, She did.”

Today is Feast of St. Aloysius Gonzaga. He is a patron of Catholic youth. Amid the seductions of courts the young prince, full of merits and virtues, kept his first innocence by marvels of mortification.

The Solemnity of Corpus Christi commemorates the Eucharist; traditionally it falls on the Thursday after Trinity Sunday, although in some regions it is transferred to the following Sunday. In 2017, the traditional date of Corpus Christi falls on June 15th

Whenever St. Maximilian Kolbe speaks about Our Lady, he usually uses the same titles: "Immaculata", "Heavenly Mother" (who he usually addresses with the affectionate nickname Mamusia — little mother), and "Queen of Heaven and Earth".

Many of us pray daily for the priests. However we would like to propose that each Thursday Knights would particulary entrust the priests to Immaculata. You can help yourself with the following prayers.

The annual pilgrimage of the faithful from Asia to Akita, Japan was held from 3 to 5 May 2017. Some staff that were to prepare for the pilgrimage arrived in Akita on May 2 in the evening. Some cherry blossoms were still to be seen!

Mary and the twelve Apostles remain in prayer in the Cenacle where The Blessed Sacrament was established. The time of the descent of The Holy Ghost was fulfilled, it is upon Her, The Queen, that the grace from Heaven is poured out first.

Many of us pray daily for the priests. However we would like to propose that each Thursday Knights would particulary entrust the priests to Immaculata. You can help yourself with the following prayers.

Today is Feast of the Queenship of Mary. Pope Pius XII established this Feast and commanded celebrated throughout the world. Pope commanded that on that day each year, the world should renew its consecration to Her.

During 20th – 24th May 2017, Reverend Father Karl Stehlin, Director of the M.I. visited Canada. During this visit, he established the Militia Immaculatae officially in the English-speaking part of Canada and he enrolled 288 new knights into the M.I.

Today is Ascension of Our Lord Jesus Christ. He ascended, not only to possess the throne of glory and the kingdom which He purchased at the price of His blood, but also to attend to whatever regards the salvation of His people.

When we before considered the dignity of Mary, as Mother of God, we rather explained the doctrine of the church, than dwelt on the consequences which follow from this truth. Mary is the mother of our Creator.

Today id Feast of St. Bernardine of Siena. St. Bernardine was born of noble parentage, left all and entered the Franciscan Order and became one of its chief glories. He preached everywhere devotion to the name of Jesus, ands died in 1444.

Mary's Mission Tour has not yet concluded, it has reaped many initial fruits for Our Lady 14,600 new Knights were enrolled in 3 months on the Island of Mindanao alone. This article is about the Mission itself and the follow-up.

On May 13, 2017, Bishop Bernard Fellay, Superior General of the Society of St. Pius X, consecrated the church of the St. Bernard Novitiate in Iloilo, on Panay Island, in the center of the Philippine archipelago.

We publish “Timeline of Fatima”. It is contains the circumstances of apparitions of Angel in 1916 and the circumstances of apparitions of Our Lady in Fatima. For each of apparitions we publish synthetics of the message.

Today is Feast of Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Each of the Knights can obtain a Plenary Indulgence under usual condition, if he renew the act of consecration to the Blessed Virgin Mary Immaculate.

Tomorrow we will celebrate the 100th Anniversary of First Apparition of Our Lady in Fatima. Today we publish 22nd part of “Towards Fatima 2017” by Fr. Karl Stehlin, director of the Militia Immaculatae.

Many of us pray daily for the priests. However we would like to propose that each Thursday Knights would particulary entrust the priests to Immaculata. You can help yourself with the following prayers.

Every detail of the great plan for the redemption of man, is calculated to fill us with admiration: everywhere do we find the evidence of the sovereign wisdom which designed, and of the omnipotence which executed it.

In the Epistle, St. Peter urges the Christians to regard themselves as strangers and pilgrims upon this earth, looking upon temporal goods only as borrowed things, to which they should not attach their hearts, for death will soon deprive them of all.

We offer new issue of “Knight of the Immaculata”. As apostles of Fatima and knights of the Immaculata you should not forget that, during these coming months, our Lady wants to use you as a special instrument in her Immaculate hands.

This litany to the Blessed Virgin Mary was composed during the Middle Ages. The place of honor it now holds in the life of the Church is due to its faithful use at the shrine of the Holy House at Loreto.

We offer new book “What Jesus owes His Mother”. In this book Fr. Ceslas Spicq examines the part played by the Blessed Virgin Mary in the life of Our Lord from her fiat to his death on the Cross, including His being born of her flesh and being instruct

The Alleluia of Easter, the great holy Alleluia had filled and overflowed to Mary's heart as springs of waters in a jubilant sea. How is it possible to describe the happiness of our blessed Lady on Easter?

Today is Holy Saturday. Yesterday, the Lord Jesus died on the Cross for our sins. His mother accompanied Him on Golgotha. The Lord Jesus was taken down from the Cross and given to His Mother. Today we contemplate with Mary burial of Jesus.

The Passion may be said to begin on the Thursday in Holy Week in the house of Lazarus at Bethany. Mary, as might have been expected, opened the long avenue of sorrows, great epochs in substance, though brief in time.

Many of us pray daily for the priests. However we would like to propose that each Thursday Knights would particulary entrust the priests to Immaculata. You can help yourself with the following prayers.

Pilgrims of Mary’s Mission Tour visited many places with statue of Our Lady. Last year in Bancasi was a M.I. conference, with about 60 new members, and then a Mary's Mission visit this year in January, with another 30 or 40.

The darkness of the eclipse had passed away, and the true shades of evening were beginning to fall. The Cross stood bare on Calvary against the light which the setting sun had left behind it in the west.

Holy Week has begun. This is Holy Time of the Passion. During Holy Week we will contemplate Passion of the Lord Jesus with His Mother, with Our Lady. Today we will contemplate the meeting of Jesus and Mary on the Way of the Cross.

Wanting to have more clarity regarding the devotion to the Immaculate Heart, Sr. Lucy’s confessor asked: Why does Our Lady want the consecration of five Saturdays — not nine, or seven in honor of the sorrows of Our Lady?

We have now, lastly, to speak of the fourth gate of hell, which is impurity, and it is by this gate that the greater number of the damned enter. Some will say that it is a trifling sin. Is it a trifling sin?

Many of us pray daily for the priests. However we would like to propose that each Thursday Knights would particulary entrust the priests to Immaculata. You can help yourself with the following prayers.

Broad is the way that leadeth to destruction, and many there are who go in thereat (Matt. 7.13)? Hell has then different gates. These are the vices by which men offend God, and draw down upon themselves chastisements and eternal death.

Many of us pray daily for the priests. However we would like to propose that each Thursday Knights would particulary entrust the priests to Immaculata. You can help yourself with the following prayers.

Today is Feast of Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Each of the Knights can obtain a Plenary Indulgence under usual condition, if he renew the act of consecration to the Blessed Virgin Mary Immaculate.

Many of us pray daily for the priests. However we would like to propose that each Thursday Knights would particulary entrust the priests to Immaculata. You can help yourself with the following prayers.

Since having the joy of the visit of Reverend Father Karl Stehlin to Australia on the dates embracing the Feast of the Assumption 2016, the membership for the Militia Immaculata introduced in this district has since grown to 600 knights.

The goal is to increase devotion to the Immaculate Heart through the message of Our Lady of Fatima by making each child and teacher an apostle of Fatima as were the original three heroic children, Lucia, Francisco and Jacinta.

Many of us pray daily for the priests. However we would like to propose that each Thursday Knights would particulary entrust the priests to Immaculata. You can help yourself with the following prayers.

Many of us pray daily for the priests. However we would like to propose that each Thursday Knights would particulary entrust the priests to Immaculata. You can help yourself with the following prayers.

Today we celebrate Feast Our Lady of Nazareth. The Abbot Orsini wrote: “This image was honored at Nazareth in the time of the apostles, if we may believe a writing which was found, by a hunter, attached to this image, in the year 1150.”

That morning (Tuesday, March 3rd, 1858) there were around three thousand people present when Bernadette arrived at the Grotto at seven in the morning, accompanied by her mother. The child knelt and began her prayers as usual.

Many of us pray daily for the priests. However we would like to propose that each Thursday Knights would particulary entrust the priests to Immaculata. You can help yourself with the following prayers.

The thirteenth Apparition (Tuesday, March 2, 1858) took place following the normal pattern, Bernadette prayed the Rosary in the company of the Lady who remained silent except for the Glorias, then made her usual devotions and acts of penance.

On Saturday, the 27th, Bernadette, with the idea of remaining at her favorite post, came and knelt at the place where, at Our Lady’s bidding, she had scooped out the earth the previous day and made a muddy pool ooze up.

Unlike the fine weather of previous days, this was a cold, miserable rainy day. It was out of the cold misty dawn that Bernadette finally appeared, and everyone, the skeptics, as well as the believers, instinctively uncovered their heads.

On the morning of Friday, February 19th, the first day of the mysterious fifteen days of visits spoken of by Our Lady, Louise Soubirous, Bernadette’s mother, determined to go herself with her daughter to the Grotto.

This Sunday's Gospel relates Our Lord's parable of the sower of the seeds. What lessons can be drawn from this instruction of Our Divine Savior, as well as from the Epistle's words of St. Paul the Apostle?

Many of us pray daily for the priests. However we would like to propose that each Thursday Knights would particulary entrust the priests to Immaculata. You can help yourself with the following prayers.

The Message of Fatima has attained 100 years of Church History and after predicting wars and a terrible crisis of Faith, it has become the only reasonable sign of hope for the Catholic Church and means of peace for the world.

After the first apparition of Thursday, February 11th, Bernadette wanted to go back to the Massabielle the very next day, but her mother, after talking the matter over with a sister, refused to give her permission.

"Oh Lady, who are You? Who are You, oh Immaculata? I cannot discern, try as I might, what does it mean to be a creature of God. It is beyond my strength to comprehend what it means to be an adopted child of God.

Today is feast Twenty-six Martyrs crucified at Nagasaki. In 1596 the Emperor of Japan cracked down on the Christians, ordering twenty-six of the leading offenders for the penalty of death by crucifixion.

Mary's Mission is the physical pilgrimage of a statue of Our Lady of Fatima, animated by Pilgrim Walkers and Catechists who man-power Her carossa through a planned route of 2,100 km from the Marbel in the South of the Philippines to Baguio in the North.

The third, fourth, fifth, and sixth Sundays after Epiphany have the same Introit, Gradual, Offertory and Communion which testify to our Lord's divinity, to the fact that He worked miracles, and to the worship that we owe Him.

On the third Sunday of January in the Philippines is Feast of the Santo Niño. The Santo Niño is a representation of Jesus Christ as a child. The Catholic Church sets the Holy Child as an example of humility and as a celebration of the Incarnation.

Lucy’s long life was entirely dedicated to making Fatima known. She had been chosen to be the principal witness of Our Lady before the whole world, and for this purpose she received specific virtues from Our Lady.

To help us begin this New Year well, let us recall the Principle and Foundation of St. Ignatius of Loyola. "Man created to praise, reverence and serve God, Our Lord, and by this means to save his soul."

This Feast is origin is traced to the XVI century, when it celebrated by the Franciscan Order. Pope Innocent XIII in the year 1721 commanded that the most Holy Name of Jesus should be solemnly honored throughout the Catholic world.

To understand the nature of that co-operation, which may prove meritorious, we need only glance at the shepherds, and consider their mode of acting when the angel addressed to them the words imparting the glad tidings of the birth of the world's Redeemer.

The wily king Herod, who was reigning in Judea at the time of the birth of Our Saviour, learned from three Wise Men from the East that they had come to Jerusalem, advised by a star in the heavens, in search of the newborn King of the Jews.

Today is Feast of Saint Thomas Apostle. St. Thomas was a fisherman, born in Galilee. The divine Saviour received him among His Apostles, to announce His Gospel to the world, and to convert mankind. He preached the Gospel in India also.

"O Antiphons" covers the special period of Advent preparation known as the Octave before Christmas, Dec. 17-23, with Dec. 24 being Christmas Eve and Vespers for that evening being for the Christmas Vigil.

Jesus Christ, as God, has an absolute right to our unfailing and universal obedience. He is King of Kings and Lord of Lords, and every created being in Heaven and on earth is bound to carry out His Divine will in all things.

Our King is Jesus Christ, God and Man. The name Jesus indicates His Divine nature. For Jesus means Saviour ("Thou shalt call His name Jesus; for He shall save His people from their sins" — Matt. 1, 21).

On December 11, the male Young Knights of the Immaculata in India (YKI) organized a pilgrimage to Our Lady of Lourdes Basilica in Poondi. Some of them made their consecration and enrolled in the movement.

Jacinta was very different from Francisco in character and temperament. She had a tender and affectionate heart which was seized with fright at the sight of so many souls falling into the fires of hell.

The 8th annual pilgrimage in honor of Our Lady of Guadalupe took a place on Saturday (December 10). The faithful of the Church of Our Lady of Victories were pilgrimaging through the streets of Manila visiting several churches.

The Third Sunday of Advent is also known as "Gaudete Sunday" and a peculiar Roman custom (which is not obligatory in the Latin Rite) is the vesting of the altar and sacred ministers in rose-colored vestments.

Today (December 10) is the memorial of Our Lady of Loreto. The most treasured and venerated Shrine of Our Lady throughout the world is that of the Holy House of Nazareth in the Basilica at Loreto, Italy.

Today is Feast of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary. We publish a brief information about it and sermon of Archbishop Lefebvre. We also offer other link to prayer of St. Pius X to the Immaculate Virgin.

Each year during the Advent season, those who pray the Office of Readings from the Liturgy of the Hours are afforded the opportunity to reflect on a wonderful meditation from St. Bernard on the Annunciation.

The name Advent is applied, in the Latin Church, to that period of the year, during which the Church requires the faithful to prepare for the celebration of the feast of Christmas, the anniversary of the birth of Jesus Christ.

Many of us pray daily for the priests. However we would like to propose that each Thursday Knights would particulary entrust the priests to Immaculata. You can help yourself with the following prayers.

Today we celebrate the Feast of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal. This Feast, commonly called of the “Miraculous Medal” commemorates the manifestation of the Immaculate Virgin Mary to Catherine Laboure.

Especially at the hour of death, when the wicked enemies redouble their assaults in order to win the decisive battle for eternity, our Guardian Angel will assist us if we have been faithful to him during life.

Many of us pray daily for the priests. However we would like to propose that each Thursday Knights would particulary entrust the priests to Immaculata. You can help yourself with the following prayers.

From 11th – 13th November 2016, in Poland, there took place the first official visit of our guest the Rev. Fr. Karl Stehlin, previous Superior of this country and Eastern Europe, who introduced Catholic Tradition into this region 22 years ago.

Today is Feast of St. Stanislaus Kostka. The fervent novice ardently he desired to be in heaven on the feast of Her Assumption. His holy soul departed to rejoin His Heavenly Mother, when She came to him on the morning of the 15th of August, 1568.

The great Catholic theologian Fr. Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange, O.P. writes of final impenitence and of deathbed conversions in his book Life Everlasting. He says that deathbed conversion is difficult, but still possible.

Many of us pray daily for the priests. However we would like to propose that each Thursday Knights would particulary entrust the priests to Immaculata. You can help yourself with the following prayers.

'We will not have you ignorant, brethren, concerning them that are asleep, that you be not sorrowful, even as others who have no hope.' The Church today has the same desire as the Apostle thus expressed to the first Christians.

From the 1–8 November: the faithful can gain every day a Plenary Indulgence, under the usual conditions applicable to the Souls in Purgatory by visiting a cemetery and praying there; even mentally, for the souls of the departed.

Many of us pray daily for the priests. However we would like to propose that each Thursday Knights would particulary entrust the priests to Immaculata. You can help yourself with the following prayers.

Let us consider the psychological impact of the Holy Rosary, especially in the education and the ‘supernaturalization’ of our human passions. In our modern usage, passions have, unfortunately, a negative connotation.

5-decade rosary is only 15 minutes! Still, most of us has the impression that the rosary is only a vocal prayer. But, if we really pray as it should be, the rosary is a prayer of the whole person — body and soul.

Considering the apparitions of Our Lady in the Cova da Iria, generally, the essential event and the important point of the last apparition is the great miracle Our Lady promised to accomplish three months ago.

Many of us pray daily for the priests. However we would like to propose that each Thursday Knights would particulary entrust the priests to Immaculata. You can help yourself with the following prayers.

Many of us pray daily for the priests. However we would like to propose that each Thursday Knights would particulary entrust the priests to Immaculata. You can help yourself with the following prayers.

For the Marian devotees of Our Lady of Victories Church, this year’s Month of the Holy Rosary began in an extra special way. Parishioners attended in 2 recollection days in preparation for the 100th anniversary of the apparitions of Our Lady at Fatima.

Today Feast of St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus. Few Saints have aroused so much admiration and enthusiasm immediately after their death; few have acquired a more astonishing popularity everywhere on earth.

Many of us pray daily for the priests. However we would like to propose that each Thursday Knights would particulary entrust the priests to Immaculata. You can help yourself with the following prayers.

As there are but few Christians who aspire to perfect sanctity, so doubtless there are not many who propose to spend their lives in complete defiance of God's commandments. The great majority seem to desire a middle course between these two extremes.

We prepared flyers in Russian language. We encourage all Knights for downloading, printing and distributing these flyers among people who speak Russian language. If you want version for professional printing, please write to: info@militia-immaculatae.asia

Today is 48th anniversary of the death of Padre Pio. Padre Pio received the Stigmata — the Stigmata is the appearance of the wound marks of our crucified Lord on a person's body (such as the hands, wrists, and feet).

Before the birth of Mary the world was lost in the darkness of sin. "Mary was born and the dawn arose," says a holy Father. Of Mary it had already been said: Who is she that cometh forth as the morning rising?